Comments on: Packers Are Now Supposedly Interested in Letroy Guionhttp://totalpackers.com/2014/03/14/packers-now-supposedly-interested-letroy-guion/
Your Green Bay Packers: Telling It Like It IsTue, 03 Mar 2015 22:12:17 +0000hourly1By: Abe Frohmanhttp://totalpackers.com/2014/03/14/packers-now-supposedly-interested-letroy-guion/#comment-226012
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:56:53 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=22208#comment-226012My guess is that TT doesn’t want to get in a bidding war. He doesn’t fall in love with a guy and say “I have to sign this guy or the world will end.” He has a slotted salary for each of the 53 guys on the team. If you pay one more, you have to pay another less. That’s just good management in the salary cap era. Look at James Jones as a classic example. He’ll end up coming back with his tail between his legs – just like last time – without a shred of negotiating leverage. TT will start at the veteran’s minimum and they will work up.

IF, and it’s a big if, we have a good draft and some guys can contribute (Lord only knows we need a safety or two as well as ILB), there’s no reason that this team can’t seriously contend for another championship.

I too am one of those guys that want to see us plug all of the holes in the roster via free agency because I have no patience and want to win it all every year. Yet when was the last time we had to cut a guy to get below the cap? Bottom line is that the percentage of free agents working out versus that of draft choices is about the same, except the latter is significantly less expensive.

“The team has systematically regressed since 2010.”
2010 : Good regular season (10-6). Post season: SB! — Both, offense and defense took part.
2011 : Extremely good season. Post season: One and out vs the Giants.
2012: Very good season. Our defense was soft against the run; very good against the pass. Post season: win vs the Vikes (with their backup QB; not a feat). Out vs SF and the dynamic Kaep.

2013: Barely made it to the playoffs. Defense started very strongly against the run, soft against pass. Then it just went completely soft. Injuries plagued the team, I agree. But even at the begining of the season we were settling for too many field goals. You don’t pay a QB 20M to get FGs and hope for the defense to make stops. Out in the first play-offs game vs SF again. SF was vastly superior in defense, and slightly inferior in offense. Our run defense stood surprisingly well. The passing defense was a different story. You have to acknowledge at least that the match was played in freezing cold temperatures, to the detriment of SF (GB is better prepared for that).
The trend from 2010 on goes downwards. I relly hope 2014 will prove me wrong.

“You have to aknowledge that no other top team (SF, SEA, DEN, NO, NE) builds solely though the draft these days.” ==> check the last movements, and those preceeding the 2013 season. I don’t mean overspending here. If you don’t like betting on a large contract for a big name player, just find decent ones to replace those who were outright bad. Good teams also draft well; they just also make use of FA to get even sharper. SEA has a core of excellent players that came from the 2010, 2011, and 2012 drafts (many of their 2013 draftees are not even on the team), and got their pass rush on last free agency. For how long have we been looking for “the guy opposite Clay Matthews”? GB’s best shot at a SB is within Rodgers’ prime, which will not last forever.

“TT has been quite succesful in the draft (not OVERLY succesful as Vic Ketchman claims in packers.com)”. Monty has compared the drafting successes of TT and SEA’s GM previously.
I completely agree that Eddie Lacy was a disguised cyborg. Vic of packers.com goes farther and says that Eric Fisher and Luke Joeckel were benched in their teams, and that we instead found a starter in Bakhtiari. I like Bakhtiari as our starter. But he started because the ther OTs available were outright terrible at keepeng Rodgers upright.

Does anyone consider that the PLAYER and his AGENT probably have some say in when they are gonna visit?

It is more like these players know they are not likely to sign with Green Bay, and therefore, always schedule the Green Bay visit last. It still behooves them to list Green Bay as a suitor to help drive up their cost.

Maybe missing the playoffs (for the first time in 6 years) will get him fired? HAHAHAHA!!!

Props! You are deserving of the my top quote for morons-

“Should we NOT take the advice of the GALATICALLY STUPID?!!”

]]>By: Troy hawleyhttp://totalpackers.com/2014/03/14/packers-now-supposedly-interested-letroy-guion/#comment-220505
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:31:59 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=22208#comment-220505This is for Mr Davenport… I hear you on your end. It just gets frustrating is all. Wish you was still pounding the rock for the Packers, you was a beast! Peace out brother. Good to hear from you too!!!!
]]>By: Iltarionhttp://totalpackers.com/2014/03/14/packers-now-supposedly-interested-letroy-guion/#comment-220504
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:29:46 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=22208#comment-220504MJ, none of things you listed are facts. Actually, they are all wrong.

Anyone saying the Packers didn’t have a chance at a deep playoff run last season didn’t watch the playoffs. The Packers lost to San Fran by a last second FG with Clay Matthews and Sam Shields not even playing. San Fran lost to Seattle on a last second tipped pass.

]]>By: Troy hawleyhttp://totalpackers.com/2014/03/14/packers-now-supposedly-interested-letroy-guion/#comment-220503
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:28:17 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=22208#comment-220503I wish someone would force their hand and actually show up for the interview Forcing Ted Thompson to sign them. I don’t even care about who They’re interested in anymore. You cry wolf too many times and people Quit listening.
]]>By: MJhttp://totalpackers.com/2014/03/14/packers-now-supposedly-interested-letroy-guion/#comment-220481
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 21:23:26 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=22208#comment-220481SImply pointing out facts, Najeh.
The team has systematically regressed since 2010.
You have to aknowledge that no other top team (SF, SEA, DEN, NO, NE) builds solely though the draft these days.

Yes, I give you that, TT has been quite succesful in the draft (not OVERLY succesful as Vic Ketchman claims in packers.com). That adds up to a “good team”, not a team with deep playoffs chances.